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Business owner hopes clues will lead to arrest after arson

The owner of Billards Plus in Lancaster says he thinks he knows why an arsonist torched his business.

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Updated: 6:43 PM EDT Oct 22, 2013

Business owner hopes clues will lead to arrest after arson

The owner of Billards Plus in Lancaster says he thinks he knows why an arsonist torched his business.

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Updated: 6:43 PM EDT Oct 22, 2013

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WEBVTT THE OWNER OF THIS LANCASTER COUNTY BUSINESS.. DESTROYED BY ARSON.. SAYS HE KNOWS MORE ABOUT THE CRIME. IT IS TONIGHT'S TOP STORY. 3 GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'M KIM LEMON. AND I'M RON MARTIN. THE OWNER OF 'BILLIARDS PLUS'...SAYS HE THINKS HE KNOWS WHY AN ARSONIST TORCHED HIS BUSINESS. HE SHARED THE INFORMATION WITH POLICE... AND NEWS 8'S LANCASTER COUNTY REPORTER MEREDITH JORGENSEN. 3 FIVE DAYS AFTER HIS BUSINESS BURNED, LANCE DE-VAUL IS STILL TRYING TO GET AN INVENTORY ON WHAT WAS LOST. <44.28 - "my wife asked the fireman, what happened to the cues, they said they probably burnt up but the only thing on the floor was sawdust. Now these other cues didn't burn up."> HE SAYS HE THINKS THEY WERE STOLEN - MORE THAN 50 POOL CUES - WORTH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS BEFORE AN ARSONIST BURNED THE BUILDING.<50.12 - "i don't even think it sank in yet ... Because I don't know what we are going to do."> AND WHILE THERE'S A LOT TO DO HERE ...HE'S MAKING VISITS TO OTHER LANCASTER COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING WEST HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP POLICE. <48.06 - "i'm not ready to give up on my business yet." <1.28.42 - "if you want to have a seat, i'll have somebody from the police department come out." "ok." <1.29.54 - "there's nothing else I can do at work right now, but try and recover my stuff or try and find out who was responsible for it." <1.35.39 - "hey, how you doing? I'm lance devual. Our business was burned down and i've been going to a few of the township to see if I can leave these pictures." <1.38.06 - "i feel like i'm doing everything that I can."> HE DID THE SAME AT THE EAST HEMPFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT.<1.50.42 - "i'm lance devaul, how are you? get me some of my stuff back.> WITH UNIQUE POOL CUES, HE HOPES SOMEONE WILL SPOT THEM. <1.51.11 - "we lost a lot of stuff, and then they burnt the building down - that worst part."> HE'S HOPING HIS FOOTWORK WILL LEAD TO THE BEST PART ... AN ARREST. IN LANCASTER COUNTY, MEREDITH JORGENSEN, NEWS 8. 3 DEVAUL SAYS HE'S THINKING OF OFFERING A REWARD. THAT WAY IF ANYONE SPOTS ONE OF HIS

Business owner hopes clues will lead to arrest after arson

The owner of Billards Plus in Lancaster says he thinks he knows why an arsonist torched his business.